Different Levels of Culture and Multiculturalism
Explore the concept of culture by delving into its various dimensions such as concrete, behavioral, and symbolic levels. Learn how culture influences our beliefs, values, behaviors, and societal structures, shaping our identities and interactions in a multicultural world.
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Jumpstart 2016 Day 2 Dr. Siobh n McPhee Culture and Multiculturalism
What is culture? It is a shared system of meanings, beliefs, values and behaviors through which we interpret our experiences. Culture is learned, collective and changes over time. Culture is generally understood to be "what we know that everyone like us knows."
What is your culture? Personal Family Location within country Country Regional
Elements of the multicultural Race Gender Sexual orientation Social class
Can you categorize culture? the Concrete: This is the most visible and tangible level of culture, and includes the most surface-level dimensions such as clothes, music, food, games, and so on. These aspects of culture are often those which provide the focus for multicultural "festivals" or "celebrations." the Behavioral: This level of culture clarifies how we define our social roles, the language we speak, and our approaches to nonverbal communication. The Behavioral level reflects our values. Aspects to be listed in this category include language, gender roles, family structure, political affiliation, and other items that situation us organizationally in society. the Symbolic: This level of culture includes our values and beliefs. It can be abstract, but it is most often the most important level in terms of how individuals define themselves. It includes value systems, customs, spirituality, religion, worldview, beliefs, mores, and so on. Hidalgo, N. 1993. Multicultural teacher introspection. In Perry, T. and Fraser, J. (Eds.) Freedom's Plow: Teaching in the Multicultural Classroom. New York: Routledge.
The symbolic When you meet somebody, which of those items (under any of the categories) do you use to understand them culturally? Is your attempt to understand others culturally consistent with how you want to be viewed and understood? What forces in our society might contribute to our simplification of others' cultures, even though we don't want to be defined simplistically ourselves?
Tomorrow photo Please bring a photo to class that best represents you It can be on a phone or online if you bring your laptop or tablets
